Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
TEXAS CNIVERSALISTS.
Annual Meeting OF the Texas Association
Held at WAc0.


special TO the Gazette.
WACO, TsX., Aug. "a number OF delegate,
10 the annual meeting of the Universallst
Church Association in Texas gathered in this
city yesterday, and did not learn TIL they ar
rived here that the President, Rev James
Billings, had ordered a postponement of the
meeting. \ pre- imlnary meeting was held In
The afterno n, when Or. W. r. Robinson. vice
president OF the association, presided. and it
was decided TO 90 on with the meeting lust as
tnOugh q full delegation was present The
meeting then adjourned unit, II O'Clock mis-
morning
The association was called to order at 10 a
IN. to-day, Kew. Or. Robinson, president pro
tenn, presi-inE, and after the transaction If
some routine business, adopted the folio = j &
resOuti,
Whereas, we regard the Temperance question
as perhaps the most important of ali social
questions with which modern civilization is
called TO Gea. Its success being OF the very
first Importance TO the universal triumph OF
the Gospel of Christ, as well IS coed and lure
temporal government, and
Whereas, the recent political struggle in our
state resulted in q numerical triumph for the
powers of darkness and ignorance through the
! liquor traffic, by which the worst of all forms of
/ slavery is perpetuated in our midst, and imam
! cial disaster threatened to our people by the
/ perpetuatol CT an Legitimate business which
/ takes many millions of dollars out of re as
/ every year without giving any valuable return
/ for the m 0ney Invested. Therefore be 1t
| Resolved, that we as a church desire to put
! ourselves on record in this matter, and we DO
/ hereby pie +ge ourselves to do all we can by
moral suasion for the redemption of those VINO
are already debauched By the liquor h ut, aud
! to put forth every energy for the education of
the masses and especially the young on this
question that ne generations 10 cone may be
saved from this curse, and be II further
Resolved that We regard this great qu stion
/ rs dual in its character, having both q moral
/ and political phase, 2nd that while /. becomes
/ our duty Is i church 10 deal with the moral as
poets of the ut iact Il IS equeily our duty as ia
CiVidual citizens 70 90 al within our power Tor
/ the protection of the fundamental principles OF
republican government, through efforts for the
prohibition o. The traffic in intONicatlug liquors
( as beverage.
I Resolved further, that as citizens we regard
! the saloon business not only as 4 menace 10 all
( government. but as public nuisance whtcr
should be aDated by law for the protection Ct
the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liDerts
and ,ppiuess. and that We believe all law:
favoIinE the ligEor tIafliS for purposes OF beT-
eragc are subveTsive of republican govern
reutand dangerous TO the liberties OF the PEG
. pc.
! This vrtua II concluded the business of the
/ session fer 10 Cay, and the body Adjourned
til D. m. tomorrow, az which hour 1t vii
meet for the purpose electing Officers for tht
. ensuing year, and also delegates TO the mex
session of the general conference which VIA
be held in New 0ra. .S.,sc.